2023 Best & Brightest Online MBAs
| MBA Student | MBA Program | Hometown | Undergraduate Program | Current Employer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sai Sravanthi Palakodety | University of Arizona (Eller) | Phoenix, AZ | Gandhi Medical College | Banner Thunderbird Medical Center |
| Chitray (Ray) Eddy | Arizona State (W. P. Carey) | Philadelphia, PA | Penn State | IKEA |
| Sara Schwartz | Arizona State (W. P. Carey) | Las Vegas, NV | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | Odyssey Real Estate Capital |
| Brooklyn Hiller | Auburn University (Harbert) | Fort Smith, AR | University of Arkansas | Chick-fil-A, Inc. |
| Brandon J. Smith | Auburn University (Harbert) | West Palm Beach, FL | Florida A&M University | Centene |
| Janise Brooks | Baylor University (Hankamer) | San Antonio, TX | University of Phoenix | PAX Financial Group |
| Pegah Janpak | Baylor University (Hankamer) | Tehran, Iran | University of Texas at Austin | Dell Technologies |
| Christopher “CJ” Epps | Boston University (Questrom) | Norfolk, VA | Hampton, VA | U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration |
| Kristen Lazard | Boston University (Questrom) | Winter Garden, FL | Cornell University | Disney |
| Gary D. Fleischer | Carnegie Mellon (Tepper) | Raleigh, NC | Princeton University | Bone and Joint Surgery Clinic Raleigh |
| Christa Musgrove | Carnegie Mellon (Tepper) | Houston, TX | Auburn University | Chevron |
| Austin Birner | University of Cincinnati (Lindner) | St. Louis, MO | University of Dayton | Renewal by Andersen |
| Guillermo Villa | University of Cincinnati (Lindner) | El Paso, TX | University of Texas at El Paso | Johnson & Johnson |
| Juanjiangmeng Du | ESMT Berlin | Baotou, China | Inner Mongolia University, China | Independent Consultant |
| Lynn Isaak | University of Florida (Warrington) | Grand Rapids, MI | University of South Florida | Foresight Planning and Engineering Services, LLC. |
| Daniel Ribeiro | University of Florida (Warrington) | Jupiter, FL | University of Florida | Aerojet Rocketdyne |
| Zoriana Adamovych | IE Business School | Dubai, UAE | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv | Visa |
| Kamille Carlos | IE Business School | Pampanga, Philippines | Ateneo de Manila University | GRBank |
| Terrica Gupton | University of Illinois (Gies) | Metairie, Louisiana | Louisiana State University | Comcast |
| Eric Scott | University of Illinois (Gies) | Jacksonville, FL | University of Northern Colorado | MDM Commercial |
| Caitlin Bristol | Imperial College | London, UK | Santa Clara University | Johnson & Johnson |
| Belle Chou | Indiana University (Kelley) | Danville, CA | University of California, Berkeley | SW Sustainability Solutions Inc. and SW Technologies Inc. |
| Leah Gistenson | Indiana University (Kelley) | Northbrook, IL | University of Iowa | Meadeco LLC |
| Anais Koivisto | Indiana University (Kelley) | Brooklyn, NY | Boston University | BNP Paribas |
| Gustav Lammerding | Jack Welch Management Institute | Hobart, Australia | AAA School of Advertising | Banjo’s Bakery Café |
| Christopher Rickard | Jack Welch Management Institute | Ottawa, Canada | University of New Brunswick | Gartner |
| Venkata Veera K Mandala | Lehigh University | Malvern, PA | Madurai Kamaraj University, India | Pfizer Pharmaceuticals |
| GiGi Ross | Lehigh University | Colts Neck, NJ | Smith College | Northrop Grumman |
| McGeady Bushnell | University of Maryland (Smith) | Severna Park, MD | University of South Carolina | U.S. Navy |
| Wing Pokrywka | University of Maryland (Smith) | Rockville, MD | Salisbury University | Instacart |
| Sarah J. Fell | University of Massachusetts Amherst (Isenberg) | San Diego, CA | Arkansas State University | Great West Casualty Company |
| Jill Bookman | University of Michigan (Ross) | Golden, CO | Illinois Wesleyan University | Simply Good Foods |
| Kelsey Wolak | University of Michigan (Ross) | Scottsdale, AZ | Rice University | |
| Jason Bateman | University of Minnesota (Carlson) | Prior Lake, MN | Colorado State University | In Transition |
| Jessica K. Goeller, DO | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Omaha, NE | Brigham Young University | Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center |
| Eric M. Van Horn | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Washington, DC | Iowa State University | In Transition |
| Alex Blain | North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | Alexandria, VA | Columbia College | U.S. Army |
| Ketan Rahangdale | North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) | Fayetteville, NC | University of Phoenix | Unitea Inc. |
| Robert Berini | North Carolina State University (Jenkins) | Davidson, NC | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | UBS Financial Services |
| Robert Saylor, DDS | Penn State (Smeal) | State College, PA | West Chester University | Central Pennsylvania Endodontics |
| Trent Alan Kostenuk | Rice University (Jones) | Calgary, Canada | University of Wyoming | Energy Consultant |
| Valarie Tran | Rice University (Jones) | Spring, TX | University of Texas at Dallas | Hewlett Packard |
| Niyati Raghavan | Santa Clara University (Leavey) | Hyderabad, India | University of California, San Diego | Roche Holding AG |
| Stephen Stanwood | Santa Clara University (Leavey) | Campbell, CA | University of Chicago | United States Patent & Trademark Office |
| Valecia Harris | Southern Methodist University (Cox) | Dallas, TX | NA | Independent Advisor |
| Riley Samaniego | University of Texas at Dallas (Jindal) | Austin, TX | The University of Texas | Advanced Micro Devices |
| Brandon Bessler | USC (Marshall) | Seattle, WA | California Polytechnic State University | Bridge Partners |
| Ta’Sheema Taylor | USC (Marshall) | Richmond, CA | University of California, Davis | Johnson & Johnson |
| Mohammad As’ad | Warwick Business School | Amman, Jordan | NA | Startup |
| Emma Willoughby | University of Washington (Foster) | Los Angeles, CA | University of California, Berkeley | U.S. Cruise at National Geographic Expeditions |
| Lauren Woodside Alegre | University of Washington (Foster) | Kent, WA | Pacific Lutheran University | Compassion International |
| Jennie Wunderlich | University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium | Kalona, Iowa | U.S. Military Academy | PSC Distribution and Studio H2O Kitchen & Bath Showroom |
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